Manager, Investor & Media Relations

Ross Stores•Dublin, CA

2d•$113,200 - $172,600•Hybrid

About The Position

The Investor & Media Relations Manager will be responsible for executing certain aspects of the company’s investor-related programs, including assisting with the preparation of earnings and board related materials, tracking consensus estimates and analysts’ research reports, keeping abreast of competitive landscape and government data, maintaining database of management interactions with the investment community, tracking stock prices, and analyzing shareholder base. This individual will have a high level of exposure to the company’s executive team and report directly to the Vice President, Investor & Media Relations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.
Strong finance background, solid understanding of finance and financial statements.
Analytical and experience in performing analyses on financial and competitive data.
5+ years of business experience, interest in investor relations and financial markets.
Interest in capital markets and/or experience investing in stocks.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn multiple back end software applications and financial tools (i.e., Hyperion, FactSet, AlphaSense, Nasdaq IR Insight).
Impeccable ethics, the ability to think independently; effective at communicating and educating others cross-functionally.
Strong planning, organizational, and execution skills with attention to detail and accuracy in all work performed.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate results and implications of analysis verbally and in writing and effectively interacts and communicates with stakeholders across the Company and external investors/analysts.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Outstanding analytical ability - must have a data driven approach to solving problems.
Requires very strong quantitative skills, a good sense of how to dissect problems and a strong ability to "connect the dots" - e.g. understand how pieces of data interact with each other or how one finding should inform the result of another analysis.

Nice To Haves

Prior retail or related experience is preferred (but not required) for this position.
An ideal candidate understands, or has a strong desire to learn, the intricacies of a retail P&L.

Responsibilities

Contributing to the drafting and review of quarterly earnings and board-related materials including analysis/tracking of sales, earnings, margins, ratios, stock price performance, competitor trends, and industry developments.
Assisting with ad-hoc requests from management based on business needs, including analyses of financial and competitor data.
Understanding the details / drivers behind key P&L lines (sales, gross margin, SG&A, inventory, etc.) and make adjustments to reflect updated information.
Managing database of interactions with the analyst and investment community and reporting on quarterly changes in share ownership to senior management.
Preparation of investor briefing materials and analyzing shareholder information to support the IR marketing plan.
Monitor and prepare reports on relevant data impacting company, peers, and industry. This includes daily stock price movements with updates to senior leaders, consensus estimates, sales trends across retail peers, and relevant government data impacting the consumer space.
Leverage Hyperion and AI, and related tools, to streamline IR materials and workflows, including financial models, data sheets, automate certain processes, including Excel spreadsheets and competitor earnings summaries.
Managing the investor relations website and mailbox.
Contributing to the production of the Annual Report.
Collaborating cross-functionally with other business partners on ad-hoc projects as needed.